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Study looks at the safety of a variety of children's booster seats
When will the traffic signal appear at Old Plank Road and Harrison Road? And why was the speed limit changed on State Route 218
Date published: 10/27/2008
DOES YOUR child Read the study online at iihs.org, and find out which seats the Institute considers "best bets," "good bets" or "not recommended." Work to widen Bragg Road to four lanes between Carl D. Silver Parkway and State Route 3 near the Spotsylvania-Fredericksburg line will start in mid-November. Anyone can attend a public information meeting on the project from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 3, at Fredericksburg Expo and Conference Center. Virginia Department of Transportation officials will be present to answer questions. Dear Kelly: I live in the Smoketree subdivision down Old Plank Road in Spotsylvania County. A while ago, in your column, someone was asking whether there was going to be a light put in at the four-way stop between Harrison Road and Old Plank Road. You said that the Silver Cos. had paid for the light and that the matter was in the hands of VDOT. What is the holdup? The traffic is getting worse, and a lot of drivers don't understand the four-way stop. We really need the light. --Callie Freed, Spotsylvania A traffic signal will be working at this intersection sometime in early 2009, according to an e-mail from Spotsylvania spokeswoman Kathy Smith. The Silver Cos. are funding the traffic signal. But all plans for the traffic signal had to be approved by the Virginia Department of Transportation. The design plans for the traffic signal were reconfigured, said Tina Bundy, VDOT spokeswoman for the Fredericksburg District. The signal design changed from an interim span-wire traffic signal to a mast-arm system that can accommodate future traffic lanes at the intersection. The new construction designs have been approved, Bundy said.
Date published: 10/27/2008
Seriously?
(posted by
Nya_nyas
, Oct. 27, 2008 8:00 pm)
I noticed the change while driving the other day and was very surprised! I've lived on 218 for over 20 years and have seen MANY accidents. As someone else said, some people who drive 218 are not locals and are unfamiliar... If you are uncomfortable slow down, hello! But please pull over and let us locals go by! It doesn't make sense to change the speed limit. I'm comfortable doing 55 and know the road... I guess now I'll just have to be more on the lookout for cops!
Wrong again!
(posted by
Wilderness
, Oct. 27, 2008 6:46 pm)
218 is a through road, as a matter of fact its numerical designation indicates that it is a primary road in the state system. Just because it has a few curves means nothing. Some of us like curve after all!
VA 218 should not be a through road
(posted by
dmine45
, Oct. 27, 2008 3:08 pm)
There are people who drive VA 218 in King George who are unfamiliar that road. I assume many people who drive it are not locals and get in to trouble with the curves. VDOT should put up signs saying that the road if for LOCAL traffic only, not through traffic to Fredericksburg. Through traffic should continue on VA 206 to VA 3.
Yeah, Right
(posted by
scrnatic
, Oct. 27, 2008 11:01 am)
So, VDOT did a speed study and then based the change on the number of accidents. What am I missing? If people weren't adhering to the warning limits, what makes VDOT think they will now adhere to the lower speed limit. And when accidents continue, will they then lower the speed limit to 40? 35? The speed limit is not going to make people more attentive and it's not going to make them better drivers. I'm sure it will provide more revenue for KG county, however.
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